CHARACTERISATION DATA VIRTUAL LABORATORY (CVL)
Creating a world leading data advantage
Characterisation Virtual Laboratory (CVL)
The CVL desktop is a remote desktop environment that provides researchers with access to imaging tools and data, and a range of tools to process atom probe, neuroimaging, structural biology, X-ray and general imaging data.
Instruments are integrated with the CVL desktop so data is captured directly from the imaging instrument and transported to a managed environment, where it can be processed using software tools stored in the CVL and the Nectar Cloud.
The CVL desktop was originally developed as part of the Nectar Characterisation Virtual Laboratory project and is now being run by MASSIVE and is part of the Australian Characterisation Commons at Scale (ACCS) Project, co-funded by the Australian Research Data Commons with Monash University as the lead organisation.
Under the ACCS project, the CVL is expanding, the Characterisation Virtual Laboratory is being deployed at more sites around Australia.
The CVL is currently deployed at CVL@MASSIVE (Monash University), CVL@WIENER (The University of Queensland) and soon CVL@UWA (The University of Western Australia) sites.
The site you choose to access depends on several factors:
Do you have an account on the system?
Where is your data stored?
Does your home institution have an affiliation with the site? This may make it easier to obtain an account.
Each site has its own requirements to gain access and differing compute and storage options. Please review and choose depending on your requirements.
Read more about current and previous CLV Projects (general information, description and partners).
Set-up guides for CVL instances
Characterisation Virtual Laboratory (CVL) Repositories
Instrument Integration
The CVL works with facilities to integrate scientific instruments with rich data management and analysis environments hosted in the national research cloud.
ImagingTools is an initiative of the Australian Characterisation Commons at Scale (ACCS) Project. ACCS is supported by the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC).
The ARDC is enabled by NCRIS.